Recipe: <!-- -->Pumpkin Soup with Blue Cheese Toasts<!-- --> | Whole Foods Market

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1/2 small shallot, finely chopped
• 28 ounces (about 3 1/2 cups) canned pumpkin
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme leaves removed and chopped
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 small baguette, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
• 5 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper